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Zak Srakaew is Love Island’s First Asian Bombshell
By Kelli Luu | 26 Jun, 2025

Monday June 23, reality star Zak Srakaew entered Love Island’s Casa Amor villa as a very memorable bombshell looking to find love.


If you have been keeping up with this summer’s number one show, then you already know about the new bombshell that everyone’s talking about. 

He’s over 6 feet, he has a ton of tattoos, and he’s making Love Island history as one of the very first Asian men to walk through the villa. 

Zak is coming on the show’s 7th season with more than 500 thousand TikTok followers as he has already made a career for himself modeling for big brands like Burberry, ASOS and BooHooMan. 

Zak’s very first reality TV appearance was on the 20th season of Big Brother UK, so his familiar face had his fans ready to learn more about him. 

This Manchester model who spent most of his childhood in Thailand is bringing culture, energy and confidence to Fiji this summer, finally giving the audience much-needed Asian representation. 

The 6 week social experiment that Love Island is challenges individuals who are all living in the same villa, trying to find love. Their journeys are often stumped by “bombshells” entering the villa, looking to break up certain couples with hopes of pairing up with someone themselves. 

Following its June 3rd premiere, Nielsen data has locked in Love Island USA as the number 1 reality series, reaching over 1 billion views across the first nine episodes. 

This past Monday’s airing just broke records becoming the most watched episode of the season so far. Why? It’s Casa Amor week, where new male and female bombshells enter the villa to test the already established connections. 

Zak, being one of the Casa Amor bombshells, instantly grasped the attention of fans, turning heads and shifting the narrative on one of the hottest shows of the year. 

He has already told the islanders that he is not afraid of going after what he wants, making a strong impression on the girls in the villa and also the millions of viewers. 

Whether he is just there to stir the pot or actually find a real connection, Zak Srakaew is representing the Asian community as the new “hot boy” on this season of Love Island and we are excited to see how he leaves his mark in the villa. 

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